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The Lugar Center - McCourt School of Bipartisan Index

Senate Scores

117th Congress First Session (2021)

       
       
Senator (by score)   Senator (alphabetical)
# Name State Party Score   # Name State Party Score
1 Maggie Hassan NH D 2.84366   39 Tammy Baldwin WI D 0.10386
2 Susan Collins ME R 2.21384   82 John Barrasso WY R -1.00984
3 Rob Portman OH R 1.96908   29 Michael Bennet CO D 0.33242
4 Kyrsten Sinema AZ D 1.75905   75 Marsha Blackburn TN R -0.73432
5 Gary Peters MI D 1.59652   58 Richard Blumenthal CT D -0.32763
6 Jon Tester MT D 1.52518   25 Roy Blunt MO R 0.49486
7 Joe Manchin WV D 1.38236   70 Cory Booker NJ D -0.64397
8 John Cornyn TX R 1.35151   19 John Boozman AR R 0.74704
9 Jacky Rosen NV D 1.30088   73 Mike Braun IN R -0.71238
10 Amy Klobuchar MN D 1.14777   45 Sherrod Brown OH D -0.04087
11 Shelley Capito WV R 1.10388   30 Richard Burr NC R 0.30617
12 Chuck Grassley IA R 1.07545   36 Maria Cantwell WA D 0.18025
13 Todd Young IN R 0.96270   11 Shelley Capito WV R 1.10388
14 Lisa Murkowski AK R 0.90592   27 Ben Cardin MD D 0.44867
15 Chris Coons DE D 0.88338   33 Tom Carper DE D 0.25738
16 Jeanne Shaheen NH D 0.87739   41 Bob Casey PA D -0.00069
17 Roger Wicker MS R 0.86393   21 Bill Cassidy LA R 0.72090
18 Raphael Warnock GA D 0.75190   2 Susan Collins ME R 2.21384
19 John Boozman AR R 0.74704   15 Chris Coons DE D 0.88338
20 Angus King ME D 0.72708   8 John Cornyn TX R 1.35151
21 Bill Cassidy LA R 0.72090   34 Catherine Cortez Masto NV D 0.24229
22 Mark Kelly AZ D 0.62838   90 Tom Cotton AR R -1.49661
23 Marco Rubio FL R 0.56448   56 Kevin Cramer ND R -0.26292
24 Debbie Stabenow MI D 0.55138   60 Mike Crapo ID R -0.40757
25 Roy Blunt MO R 0.49486   91 Ted Cruz TX R -1.56430
26 Jerry Moran KS R 0.45727   42 Steve Daines MT R -0.01535
27 Ben Cardin MD D 0.44867   48 Tammy Duckworth IL D -0.16956
28 Tina Smith MN D 0.39295   47 Dick Durbin IL D -0.12681
29 Michael Bennet CO D 0.33242   40 Joni Ernst IA R 0.02598
30 Richard Burr NC R 0.30617   43 Dianne Feinstein CA D -0.03056
31 Bob Menendez NJ D 0.27432   32 Deb Fischer NE R 0.27395
32 Deb Fischer NE R 0.27395   55 Kirsten Gillibrand NY D -0.22384
33 Tom Carper DE D 0.25738   69 Lindsey Graham SC R -0.64234
34 Catherine Cortez Masto NV D 0.24229   12 Chuck Grassley IA R 1.07545
35 Mark Warner VA D 0.23337   96 Bill Hagerty TN R -1.67231
36 Maria Cantwell WA D 0.18025   1 Maggie Hassan NH D 2.84366
37 John Thune SD R 0.17977   93 Josh Hawley MO R -1.59984
38 Mike Rounds SD R 0.10395   51 Martin Heinrich NM D -0.19058
39 Tammy Baldwin WI D 0.10386   62 John Hickenlooper CO D -0.47394
40 Joni Ernst IA R 0.02598   76 Mazie Hirono HI D -0.76662
41 Bob Casey PA D -0.00069   44 John Hoeven ND R -0.03243
42 Steve Daines MT R -0.01535   92 Cindy Hyde-Smith MS R -1.59008
43 Dianne Feinstein CA D -0.03056   79 Jim Inhofe OK R -0.85961
44 John Hoeven ND R -0.03243   94 Ron Johnson WI R -1.63095
45 Sherrod Brown OH D -0.04087   50 Tim Kaine VA D -0.19034
46 Brian Schatz HI D -0.09660   22 Mark Kelly AZ D 0.62838
47 Dick Durbin IL D -0.12681   86 John Kennedy LA R -1.22273
48 Tammy Duckworth IL D -0.16956   20 Angus King ME D 0.72708
49 Tim Scott SC R -0.17789   10 Amy Klobuchar MN D 1.14777
50 Tim Kaine VA D -0.19034   77 James Lankford OK R -0.78172
51 Martin Heinrich NM D -0.19058   63 Patrick Leahy VT D -0.51178
52 Chris Van Hollen MD D -0.20183   89 Mike Lee UT R -1.38362
53 Dan Sullivan AK R -0.20588   59 Ben Ray Luján NM D -0.33648
54 Mitt Romney UT R -0.20735   85 Cynthia Lummis WY R -1.16036
55 Kirsten Gillibrand NY D -0.22384   7 Joe Manchin WV D 1.38236
56 Kevin Cramer ND R -0.26292   67 Edward Markey MA D -0.61705
57 Thom Tillis NC R -0.31921   80 Roger Marshall KS R -0.91259
58 Richard Blumenthal CT D -0.32763   31 Bob Menendez NJ D 0.27432
59 Ben Ray Luján NM D -0.33648   84 Jeff Merkley OR D -1.07904
60 Mike Crapo ID R -0.40757   26 Jerry Moran KS R 0.45727
61 Chris Murphy CT D -0.47018   14 Lisa Murkowski AK R 0.90592
62 John Hickenlooper CO D -0.47394   61 Chris Murphy CT D -0.47018
63 Patrick Leahy VT D -0.51178   81 Patty Murray WA D -0.96785
64 Sheldon Whitehouse RI D -0.53651   72 Jon Ossoff GA D -0.68188
65 Pat Toomey PA R -0.57812   71 Alex Padilla CA D -0.64419
66 Jack Reed RI D -0.61649   83 Rand Paul KY R -1.07381
67 Edward Markey MA D -0.61705   5 Gary Peters MI D 1.59652
68 Ron Wyden OR D -0.63300   3 Rob Portman OH R 1.96908
69 Lindsey Graham SC R -0.64234   66 Jack Reed RI D -0.61649
70 Cory Booker NJ D -0.64397   74 Jim Risch ID R -0.73157
71 Alex Padilla CA D -0.64419   54 Mitt Romney UT R -0.20735
72 Jon Ossoff GA D -0.68188   9 Jacky Rosen NV D 1.30088
73 Mike Braun IN R -0.71238   38 Mike Rounds SD R 0.10395
74 Jim Risch ID R -0.73157   23 Marco Rubio FL R 0.56448
75 Marsha Blackburn TN R -0.73432   87 Bernie Sanders VT D -1.26392
76 Mazie Hirono HI D -0.76662   88 Ben Sasse NE R -1.32981
77 James Lankford OK R -0.78172   46 Brian Schatz HI D -0.09660
78 Elizabeth Warren MA D -0.79962   95 Rick Scott FL R -1.65241
79 Jim Inhofe OK R -0.85961   49 Tim Scott SC R -0.17789
80 Roger Marshall KS R -0.91259   16 Jeanne Shaheen NH D 0.87739
81 Patty Murray WA D -0.96785   98 Richard Shelby AL R -1.97223
82 John Barrasso WY R -1.00984   4 Kyrsten Sinema AZ D 1.75905
83 Rand Paul KY R -1.07381   28 Tina Smith MN D 0.39295
84 Jeff Merkley OR D -1.07904   24 Debbie Stabenow MI D 0.55138
85 Cynthia Lummis WY R -1.16036   53 Dan Sullivan AK R -0.20588
86 John Kennedy LA R -1.22273   6 Jon Tester MT D 1.52518
87 Bernie Sanders VT D -1.26392   37 John Thune SD R 0.17977
88 Ben Sasse NE R -1.32981   57 Thom Tillis NC R -0.31921
89 Mike Lee UT R -1.38362   65 Pat Toomey PA R -0.57812
90 Tom Cotton AR R -1.49661   97 Tommy Tuberville AL R -1.83109
91 Ted Cruz TX R -1.56430   52 Chris Van Hollen MD D -0.20183
92 Cindy Hyde-Smith MS R -1.59008   35 Mark Warner VA D 0.23337
93 Josh Hawley MO R -1.59984   18 Raphael Warnock GA D 0.75190
94 Ron Johnson WI R -1.63095   78 Elizabeth Warren MA D -0.79962
95 Rick Scott FL R -1.65241   64 Sheldon Whitehouse RI D -0.53651
96 Bill Hagerty TN R -1.67231   17 Roger Wicker MS R 0.86393
97 Tommy Tuberville AL R -1.83109   68 Ron Wyden OR D -0.63300
98 Richard Shelby AL R -1.97223   13 Todd Young IN R 0.96270
                         
GovTrack data was used in the production of these scores
                         
Notes:
                         
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) are excluded.
                         
Senators who served fewer than 6 months are excluded: Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Kelly Loeffler (R-GA).
                         
Senators who are independent but caucus with a party for purposes of determining which party is in the majority are counted as a member of that party.